I've been looking around, and all I can find is that garlic will possibly help prevent colds (sorry, it's behind a paywall - I've got access thru college) and I've found a few articles that say ginger in high doses in rats will help prevent cancer.
Granted, I just did a quick search as I really should be working, but peer reviewed is always better when talking about herbal remedies as some really do work, but many don't.